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Title details for The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai - Available

The Mountains Sing

by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
Quyen Ngo
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With the epic sweep of Min Jin Lee's Pachinko and Yaa Gyasi's Homegoing and the lyrical beauty of Vaddey Ratner's In the Shadow of the Banyan, The Mountains Sing tells an enveloping, multigenerational tale of the Trần family, set against the backdrop of the Việt Nam War. Trần Diệu Lan, who was born in 1920, was forced to flee her family farm with her six children during the Land Reform as the Communist government rose in the North. Years later in Hà Nội, her young granddaughter, Hương, comes of age as her parents and uncles head off down the Hồ Chí Minh Trail to fight in a conflict that tore not just her beloved country, but her family apart. Vivid, gripping, and steeped in the language and traditions of Việt Nam, The Mountains Sing brings to life the human costs of this conflict from the point of view of the Vietnamese people themselves, while showing us the true power of kindness and hope. The Mountains Sing is celebrated Vietnamese poet Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai's first novel in English.

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    March 3, 2020

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      • ISBN: 9781666566260
      • File size: 309385 KB
      • Duration: 10:44:33

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Narrator Quyen Ngo transports listeners to Vietnam with this historical fiction debut chronicling a family's struggles during the war. The audiobook begins with an all too familiar scene: Vietnamese people running for cover as the American military bombs Hanoi. Then, in two coinciding timelines, Huong and her grandmother, Dieu Lan, recount the survival stories of some members of their clan. Ngo's able pacing immerses listeners in the realities of large-scale war, detailing the devastation and displacement it entails. However, her vocal characterizations are uncertain and the similar-sounding voices of grandmother and granddaughter can be perplexing. Nonetheless, Ngo's performance in this intimate look at the Vietnam War is compelling. A.C. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine

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